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what hugo chavez's re-election means for venezuela. >> what a mess on the final lap in talledega. that and more coming up. take a look at this -- thiss the biggest wreck in histort this speed about >>> this is talledega, alabama, yesterday. this is the biggest wreck in the history of the speedway involving 20 cars nearly every driver left in the race. nobody was injured. but a lot of bondo being handed out. matt kensith won. >> that's how you drive, lawrence. >> i try to avoid those wrecks in the morning. [ laughter ] >>> there is a chance we could see a couple of scattered showers in the bay area, not today. i think we'll be okay. there is not much cloud mass with that. not very impressive going to meander toward the bay area for the better part of the day and then late tonight early tomorrow morning a chance of showers. clear in the valleys, 40s, cool inland. this afternoon we may see a few more clouds but the temperatures staying mild mainly in the 70s inland. and 50s and 60s at the coast. around the state, nice day, as well. 81 degrees and sunny in fresno. 74 yosemite. 75 degr
what hugo chavez's re-election means for venezuela. >> what a mess on the final lap in talledega. that and more coming up. take a look at this -- thiss the biggest wreck in histort this speed about >>> this is talledega, alabama, yesterday. this is the biggest wreck in the history of the speedway involving 20 cars nearly every driver left in the race. nobody was injured. but a lot of bondo being handed out. matt kensith won. >> that's how you drive, lawrence. >> i try...
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quite a few have lost an election with a debate. >> reporter: these matchups can produce a memorable line like in 1980 between then-governor ronald reagan and president jimmy carter. >> there you go again. >> reporter: and lloyd benson's swipe at dan quayle. >> i served with jack kennedy. i knew jack kennedy. jack kennedy because friend of mine. senator, you're no jack kennedy. >> reporter: then there are other moments that seem to say more, like george w. bush looking at his watch. >> tell you what, 10,000 bet. >> reporter: and obama's comment to then-rival hillary clinton. >> you're likeable enough. >> reporter: one thing they do agree on. the debate maybe romney's big chance. >> it's hard to be likeable when you're -- >> you've got to know obama really well. there's not a lot of room left on his canvas to paint. mitt romney, he's still got a little white space on his canvas. >> reporter: the president will be spending the first part of the week in nevada. in the meantime, romney will be campaigning in colorado, also a swing state, and playing to the role for him will be ohio senat
quite a few have lost an election with a debate. >> reporter: these matchups can produce a memorable line like in 1980 between then-governor ronald reagan and president jimmy carter. >> there you go again. >> reporter: and lloyd benson's swipe at dan quayle. >> i served with jack kennedy. i knew jack kennedy. jack kennedy because friend of mine. senator, you're no jack kennedy. >> reporter: then there are other moments that seem to say more, like george w. bush...
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how it all depends on the outcome of the presidential election. we'll explain coming up. our ca, he really wants to hear those three little words: chevron with tech care for your car. there's no such whthing as too soft.let paper, i know what i like. i like feeling both clean and pampered. why should i compromise? quilted northern ultra plush®, with the innerlux layer. for a comfortable, confident clean, whom had a shotgun. the di >>> a grandmother in sacramento fought off 13 intruders one of whom had a shotgun. the disabled woman from dixon does not want to be identified but she says she heard an early- morning knock on the door. first, she grabbed a can of bear spray and then found herself staring down the barrel of a shotgun and she knew what they wanted, the marijuana in her backyard. >> i always just jokingly say i'm going to fight. if someone tries to take my income, i'm going to fight. they are going to have to fight me. >> as the intruders yelled and asked her where the marijuana was, she emptied the can of bear spray on three of the men and all 13 of them ran aw
how it all depends on the outcome of the presidential election. we'll explain coming up. our ca, he really wants to hear those three little words: chevron with tech care for your car. there's no such whthing as too soft.let paper, i know what i like. i like feeling both clean and pampered. why should i compromise? quilted northern ultra plush®, with the innerlux layer. for a comfortable, confident clean, whom had a shotgun. the di >>> a grandmother in sacramento fought off 13...
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now, five weeks before the election, he's saying that his big bold idea is never mind. >> my priority is jobs. there's nothing better for getting us to a balanced budget than having more people working, earning more money, paying more taxes. that's by far the most effective and efficient way to get this budget balanced. >> reporter: while romney made the case that he would be better at creating jobs, the president questioned how the former governor would control the financial sector. >> does anybody out there think that the big problem we had is that there was too much oversight and regulation of wall street? >> look, we have to have regulation of wall street. that's why i'd have regulation. but i wouldn't designate five banks as too big to fail and give them a blank check. this is the biggest kiss that's been given to new york banks i've ever seen. >> reporter: on to health care. romney returned to his recurring theme, calling obamacare a job killer. >> i just don't know how the president could come into office, facing rising unemployment, an economic crisis at the kitchen table and
now, five weeks before the election, he's saying that his big bold idea is never mind. >> my priority is jobs. there's nothing better for getting us to a balanced budget than having more people working, earning more money, paying more taxes. that's by far the most effective and efficient way to get this budget balanced. >> reporter: while romney made the case that he would be better at creating jobs, the president questioned how the former governor would control the financial...
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is if the same share of people were participating in the work force, the day that the president got elected while the unemployment rate would be around 11%. and that's the real reality of what's happening on out there. >> 40% of the unemployed have been out of work six months or more. that number did not drop last month. economists say we need to add 200,000 jobs or more every month to make a dent in the unemployment rate. linda yee, cbs5. >>> in one bay area county, why some cities are being forced to import other people's garbage. >>> a california man dies from a disease we almost never see here in america. how a sick bat triggered an international health scare. >>> a new tool to find the cheapest airline tickets. how strangers are competing against each other to find you the best deal. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, well get trashed. >>> well when it comes to local cities and counties, voting on what to do with their garbage, that vote may very well get trashed. cbs5 allen martin reports that the state has now made it illegal for san francisco to keep exporting their garbage into neighboring cities. t
is if the same share of people were participating in the work force, the day that the president got elected while the unemployment rate would be around 11%. and that's the real reality of what's happening on out there. >> 40% of the unemployed have been out of work six months or more. that number did not drop last month. economists say we need to add 200,000 jobs or more every month to make a dent in the unemployment rate. linda yee, cbs5. >>> in one bay area county, why some...
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tomorrow's debate in denver could help swing the election. cbs 5 political reporter grace lee explains, neither side wants to set the bar too high. >> reporter: that's right, dana. you want to underpromise and overdeliver especially for the first of the three presidential debates. it is considered by most pundits to be the most important because it sets the tone. and for once, both the president and the republican nominee agree on something. they are both trying to lower expectations. the stage is being set at the university of denver. the forecasts of the presidential candidates tomorrow evening will be on domestic policies with a heavy emphasis on the economy. both sides are already spinning. >> while president obama's people are saying, hey, i have had no chance to prepare anything, mitt romney's people are saying, hey, president obama is the best debater ever and i have never been in a presidential debate. >> reporter: both the president and republican nominee are off the campaign trail today preparing for the debate. mitt romney was spot
tomorrow's debate in denver could help swing the election. cbs 5 political reporter grace lee explains, neither side wants to set the bar too high. >> reporter: that's right, dana. you want to underpromise and overdeliver especially for the first of the three presidential debates. it is considered by most pundits to be the most important because it sets the tone. and for once, both the president and the republican nominee agree on something. they are both trying to lower expectations. the...
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. >> we'll win this election again. >> reporter: it was the last scheduled appearance before the first presidential debate on wednesday. >> governor romney is a good debater. i'm just okay. >> romney fit in another rehearsal after church in boston on sunday. he's been practicing since june. paul ryan says this will not be a defining moment. >> i don't think one event is going to make or break this campaign. >> but apparently not everyone got the memo. >> for thursday morning you are all going to be scratching your heads and saying wow we have a barn burner. >> wednesday's debate will center on domestic issues including the economy. romney is focused on foreign policy and slamming the president over his handling of the events in the middle east. romney said the president has shown weakness in the middle east. heightened the prospect of conflict and instability. can provoke aggression and encourage disorder. the president is looking forward to debating foreign policy with mitt romney. >> this president promised a few things. he'd end the iraq war. he did. >> said to be planning a major f
. >> we'll win this election again. >> reporter: it was the last scheduled appearance before the first presidential debate on wednesday. >> governor romney is a good debater. i'm just okay. >> romney fit in another rehearsal after church in boston on sunday. he's been practicing since june. paul ryan says this will not be a defining moment. >> i don't think one event is going to make or break this campaign. >> but apparently not everyone got the memo....
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the man who has been fighting to show that he relates to the average american this whole election cycle, 56% of those polled say they had a better opinion of the former governor now. what started out as cordial quickly became heated. >> governor romney's proposal that he's been promoting for 18 months calls for a $5 million tax cut. and he is saying that he is going to pay for it by closing loopholes in deductions. the problem is, he's been asked over 100 times how you would close those deductions and loopholes and he hasn't been able to identify them. >> everything you just said about my tax plan is inaccurate. so if the tax plan he described were a tax plan i was asked to support, i would say absolutely not. i'm not looking for a $5 trillion tax cut. what i've said is i won't put in place a tax cut that adds to the deficit. >> for 18 months he's been running on this tax plan. now, five weeks before the election, he's saying that his big bold idea is never mind. >> my priority is jobs. there's nothing better for getting us to a balanced budget than having more people working, earning m
the man who has been fighting to show that he relates to the average american this whole election cycle, 56% of those polled say they had a better opinion of the former governor now. what started out as cordial quickly became heated. >> governor romney's proposal that he's been promoting for 18 months calls for a $5 million tax cut. and he is saying that he is going to pay for it by closing loopholes in deductions. the problem is, he's been asked over 100 times how you would close those...
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on leave until we resolve that due to the fact this happen on city property my responsibilities as elected official and as a person an employee i have to make sure the employee is protected. >>> we apologize for losing don knapp saudi 0. gov. brown vetoed a bill to ban agencies from interrupting cellphones servers without court ordered it targeted bart which part of free-speech debate when the cut cellphone service in san francisco to disrupt the planned protest the governor said the bill could divert attention from a true emergency by requiring government agencies to apply for a court order within six hours of service shutdown she spent years under house arrest in her fight for democracy in burma pro- democracy activist was in san francisco is part of a high- profile visit it that includes standing ovations in washington and the united nations. anne mackovic explains her appearance is important >>> those of my generation will know i've come to san francisco with flowers in my hair. >>> known simply as the lady nobel pripet peace prizewinner spoke in front of a packed house at usf >>> we m
on leave until we resolve that due to the fact this happen on city property my responsibilities as elected official and as a person an employee i have to make sure the employee is protected. >>> we apologize for losing don knapp saudi 0. gov. brown vetoed a bill to ban agencies from interrupting cellphones servers without court ordered it targeted bart which part of free-speech debate when the cut cellphone service in san francisco to disrupt the planned protest the governor said the...
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campaign signs remind us the november election is right around the corner. the leaves are starting to change color. and retailers are trying to lure us in to buy sweaters and jackets. but it's triple digits in some parts of the bay area. >> pretty much as soon as i got outside, i started sweating immediately. >> reporter: the calendar says october but it doesn't feel like it. >> it is going into october. i was hoping for a little bit more stormy weather going on. >> reporter: and these guys had to work in it, on top of the hot temperatures, a spare the air day, meaning they couldn't use their power equipment. >> it's october. it should be cooler. it's crazy. >> reporter: they, like so many of us, have mentally moved on. everywhere you look, we're reminded it's autumn and halloween is this month. people had that mind-set in the concord spirit store. >> i like the in-between days. i don't like the cold and i don't like when it's really hot. >> reporter: everyone wants it just right. kim had quite the morning, trying to convince the kids not to wear jeans. >> i
campaign signs remind us the november election is right around the corner. the leaves are starting to change color. and retailers are trying to lure us in to buy sweaters and jackets. but it's triple digits in some parts of the bay area. >> pretty much as soon as i got outside, i started sweating immediately. >> reporter: the calendar says october but it doesn't feel like it. >> it is going into october. i was hoping for a little bit more stormy weather going on. >>...
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you have to picture the presidential candidate before the election day and have to be on the losing side to be entered to win. we have a link to the contest on our website, cbssf.com. just click on "links and numbers." >> a funky little thing huh? >> hey. kind of fun. >> could take a trip out of the country get away. >>> call them the amazing as. we have complete coverage of the historic comeback win of the al western champs coming up. >> plus, going head to head for the first time of the the presidential candidates met in denver last night. how big bird became part of the debate. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,, >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald. >>> the candidates face off in their first debate. how big bird, body language and the moderator set the tone. >> and a violent night in san jose. police investigating two deadly shootings. the suspects and possible motives this morning. >> and we got big changes on our way. cooler around the bay area with low clouds and fog and a mix of sun and clouds this afternoon. how cool will reget this weekend? we'll show you coming up. >> first reports o
you have to picture the presidential candidate before the election day and have to be on the losing side to be entered to win. we have a link to the contest on our website, cbssf.com. just click on "links and numbers." >> a funky little thing huh? >> hey. kind of fun. >> could take a trip out of the country get away. >>> call them the amazing as. we have complete coverage of the historic comeback win of the al western champs coming up. >> plus, going...
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with a month to go to the election national polls show the race for the white house is tightening. >>> right now california is the most expensive place for gas in the nation. and this morning our governor jerry brown is taking action all in an effort to drive down some of the costs. cbs 5 reporter cate caugiran reports on the governor's idea to ease record high prices. >> reporter: good morning. the governor is asking state regulators to release a less expensive blend but experts say even with that move we won't see prices drop right away. this winter blend comes out on november 1. it will bring up gas supplies 8 to 10% and might drop gas prices 15 to 20 cents a gallon. but it could take a week before we see any changes. according to aaa, prices today are at record highs. in san francisco, you're paying $4.73 for a gallon of regular. and in san jose and oakland it's $4.67. our state supplies were cut short after richmond's chevron refinery fire in august and last week a power failure knocked out an exxon refinery in southern california. >> we had a number of disruptions happen at the
with a month to go to the election national polls show the race for the white house is tightening. >>> right now california is the most expensive place for gas in the nation. and this morning our governor jerry brown is taking action all in an effort to drive down some of the costs. cbs 5 reporter cate caugiran reports on the governor's idea to ease record high prices. >> reporter: good morning. the governor is asking state regulators to release a less expensive blend but experts...
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all the signs of fall, campaign signs reminding us that november elections are around the corner and leaves are changing color, and retailers are trying to lure us in. but it's triple digits in parts of the bay area. >> pretty much when i got outside, i started sweating. >> reporter: the calendars october, but it doesn't feel like it. >> since it's october, i was hoping for more stormy weather going on. >> reporter: and these guys had to work in it. on top of the hot temperatures, a spare the air day meaning they wouldn't use the power equipment. >> it's october, and it should be like cool temperatures right now. it's crazy. >> reporter: they, like so many of us, have mentally moved on. everywhere you look, we're reminded it's autumn and halloween is this month. people had that mindset in the concord spirit store. >> i like the in between days. i don't like when it's cold or sweaty hot. >> reporter: we need to find you a goldilocks costume. kim carbajal had to try and convince the kids not to wear shorts. >> it's like it will be 97. >> reporter: before we know it, though, the tempera
all the signs of fall, campaign signs reminding us that november elections are around the corner and leaves are changing color, and retailers are trying to lure us in. but it's triple digits in parts of the bay area. >> pretty much when i got outside, i started sweating. >> reporter: the calendars october, but it doesn't feel like it. >> since it's october, i was hoping for more stormy weather going on. >> reporter: and these guys had to work in it. on top of the hot...
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the outcome of tomorrow's debate this denver could help decide the election. but cbs 5 political reporter grace lee says neither side wants to set the bar too high. >> reporter: the first of the three presidential debates is considered by most pundits to be the most important because it really sets the tone. and for once, both the president and the republican nominee actually agree on something. they are both trying to lower expectations. the stage is being set at the university of denver. the focus for the presidential candidates tomorrow evening will be on domestic policies with a heavy emphasis on the economy. both sides are already spinning. >> while president obama's people are saying, hey, i have had no chance to prepare anything, mitt romney's people are saying, hey, president obama is the best debater ever and i have never been in a presidential debate. >> reporter: both sides are off the campaign trail today preparing for the debate. mitt romney was spotted tacking with his debate partner senator rob portman. this picture has been a hit on political b
the outcome of tomorrow's debate this denver could help decide the election. but cbs 5 political reporter grace lee says neither side wants to set the bar too high. >> reporter: the first of the three presidential debates is considered by most pundits to be the most important because it really sets the tone. and for once, both the president and the republican nominee actually agree on something. they are both trying to lower expectations. the stage is being set at the university of...
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we will win this election again. >>> the president is spending the next couple days cramming for the first of three debates. >> i know folks in the media are speculating on who will have the best zingers. mitt romney is a good debater. i am just okay. >> reporter: mitt romney began practicing in june and continued prepping tuesday. chris christie said mitt romney's performance will turn the race upside down. >> you will say we have a barn burner now. >> reporter: mitt romney's run -- paul ryan dialed back expectations. >> i don't think one event is going to make or break the campaign. >> reporter: paul ryan says mitt romney will lay out the choice voters have, especially when it comes to the economy. >>> oracle workers hear from the master tonight. he delivered the key note address. more than 50,000 people are in san francisco for the event. he described his vision of hardware and software that works together. >> oracle 12c is the foundation for an expanding business, cloud business at oracle corporation. it is the foundation, the software foundation of the oracle cloud. >> it runs t
we will win this election again. >>> the president is spending the next couple days cramming for the first of three debates. >> i know folks in the media are speculating on who will have the best zingers. mitt romney is a good debater. i am just okay. >> reporter: mitt romney began practicing in june and continued prepping tuesday. chris christie said mitt romney's performance will turn the race upside down. >> you will say we have a barn burner now. >>...
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the outcome of the debates could help decide the election. but both campaigns are downplaying expectation. cbs reporter tara mergener has more from the white house. >> reporter: workers are setting the stage for wednesday night's presidential debate at the university of denver. both candidates are behind closed doors today getting ready. mitt romney is preparing in colorado and the latest polls show he is trailing the president in most swing states. >> we can do this. >> reporter: his running mate paul ryan is on a bus tour working to sway voters in iowa. >> our goal is to earn your support. we want to deserve this victory. >> reporter: vice president joe biden is in the battleground state of north carolina today while president obama studies for the debate in nevada. he is holding practice sessions with former presidential candidate john kerry, playing the part of mitt romney. on monday, the president called campaign volunteers and told one of them what debate preparation is like. >> basically, they're keeping me indoors all the time. it's a
the outcome of the debates could help decide the election. but both campaigns are downplaying expectation. cbs reporter tara mergener has more from the white house. >> reporter: workers are setting the stage for wednesday night's presidential debate at the university of denver. both candidates are behind closed doors today getting ready. mitt romney is preparing in colorado and the latest polls show he is trailing the president in most swing states. >> we can do this. >>...
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. >> "if i were elected and the congress were to pass the "dream act," would i veto it? the answer is question." >> reporter: most polls show president obama with a very comfortable lead among hispanic american voters and a new survey from the pugh hispanic center shows why that's important. this year, nearly 24 million hispanic americans will be eligible to vote roughly 5 million more than in 2008. but romney has certainly not given up trying to win that group over. >> hispanics have been his disproportionately hard. hispanic unemployment is 11%. >> reporter: the two men could get a chance to discuss immigration face to face during wednesday's debate. in washington, susan mcginnis, cbs 2 news. >> romney will stay in colorado today while the president continues debate prep. necessary henderson, nevada. >>> and cbs -- he is in henderson nevada. >>> and cbs 5 will have live coverage. debate starting at 6 p.m. tomorrow. >>> 4:41. airline seats coming unbolted in midair. how pilots are dealing with the in flight emergency. >> plus a killer speaks out 10 years after the deadl
. >> "if i were elected and the congress were to pass the "dream act," would i veto it? the answer is question." >> reporter: most polls show president obama with a very comfortable lead among hispanic american voters and a new survey from the pugh hispanic center shows why that's important. this year, nearly 24 million hispanic americans will be eligible to vote roughly 5 million more than in 2008. but romney has certainly not given up trying to win that group...
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how most folks feel about capitol punishment as we head to elections. >>> warmer than yesterday, that is nothing, the hottest day is still to come. we will pinpoint it with your forecast. >>> good evening. >>> we begin with breaking news on the peninsula. that is where shooting investigation has traffic backed up a long way on highway 10 one in san car los. a car was seen swerving before going off into the bushes. they do not know when the highway will be cleared. >>> now, to developing news along our coast. the coast guard is searching for two fisherman lost at sea after their boat capsized. it happened around 10:30 this morning at pigeon point. that is just south of pascadaro. we find out what happened and we have the latest on the search. >> reporter: as much as we know the boat left the marina at 5:30 this morning towards pigeon point, two miling north of pigeon point, -- two miles north of pigeon point, the men f , if they were men, were fishing and then a wave knocked over the boat. four of the people were in the boat, two wearing life vests and two were not. the two wearing lif
how most folks feel about capitol punishment as we head to elections. >>> warmer than yesterday, that is nothing, the hottest day is still to come. we will pinpoint it with your forecast. >>> good evening. >>> we begin with breaking news on the peninsula. that is where shooting investigation has traffic backed up a long way on highway 10 one in san car los. a car was seen swerving before going off into the bushes. they do not know when the highway will be cleared....
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a month to go before election day, national polls showing the race at the white house is getting tighter. >>> california is the most expensive place for gas in the country and the governor is taking action to drive down the cost. cbs 5 reporter cate caugiran is in south san francisco right now where the average price, cate, of regular gas is well over 4.60 a gallon. >> reporter: that's right, michelle. actually it's the two stations nearby. one is at 4.79 a gallon the other across the street 4.99 for a gallon of regular. the governor is asking for the release of less expensive blends. the early release will bring up gas supplies 8 to 10%. experts say it could drop gas prices about 15 to 20 cents per gallon of regular but it could still take a week before we see any changes. according to the aaa, gas prices are at record highs in san francisco. we're look at $4.73 for a gavel regular in san jose and oakland. it's $4.67. our state supplies were cut short after the chevron refinery fire in august and a power failure that knocked out an exxon refinery southern california. >> california runs
a month to go before election day, national polls showing the race at the white house is getting tighter. >>> california is the most expensive place for gas in the country and the governor is taking action to drive down the cost. cbs 5 reporter cate caugiran is in south san francisco right now where the average price, cate, of regular gas is well over 4.60 a gallon. >> reporter: that's right, michelle. actually it's the two stations nearby. one is at 4.79 a gallon the other...
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. >> pledging, "if i were elected and the congress were to pass the dream act, would i veto it? the answer is yes." >> reporter: most polls show president obama with a very comfortable lead among hispanic-american voters, and a new survey shows why that's important. this year, nearly 24 million hispanic americans will be eligible to vote. that far exceeds the 19 million who voted in 2008, and most of those votes went to president obama. but romney has certainly not given up trying to win over the hispanic vote. >> hispanics have been disproportionately hard. the national unemployment is still above 8% and has been for 40 straight months, hispanic unemployment is at 11%. >> reporter: the two men could have a chance to discuss immigration face to face during wednesday's debate. big day for ohio today. early voting begins there. 30% of the vote came in early in 2008, and today is exactly five weeks before election day. >> susan mcginness in washington this morning. thank you so much. >>> a pennsylvania judge is expected to rule today on whether to uphold the state's new law requiri
. >> pledging, "if i were elected and the congress were to pass the dream act, would i veto it? the answer is yes." >> reporter: most polls show president obama with a very comfortable lead among hispanic-american voters, and a new survey shows why that's important. this year, nearly 24 million hispanic americans will be eligible to vote. that far exceeds the 19 million who voted in 2008, and most of those votes went to president obama. but romney has certainly not given...
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especially in an election year, one number has many interpretations. president obama told a fairfax, virginia, crowd this: >> this morning, we found out that the unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level since i took office. [ applause and cheers ] >> reporter: he said there's more work to be done to help middle class families and said that's why he is running for re- election. >> today's news certainly is not an excuse to try to talk down the economy to score a few political points. >> reporter: mitt romney told supporters in virginia the country hasn't mer enough. >> now, we can do better. we don't have to stay on the path we have been on. >> reporter: businesses added 114,000 jobs in september slower than the growth earlier in the summer. romney pointed out the unemployment rate doesn't reflect people who stopped looking for work. >> if the same share of people were participating until the workforce today as on the day that the president got elected, why, our unemployment rate would be around 11%. >> reporter: 8.8 million lost jobs during the
especially in an election year, one number has many interpretations. president obama told a fairfax, virginia, crowd this: >> this morning, we found out that the unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level since i took office. [ applause and cheers ] >> reporter: he said there's more work to be done to help middle class families and said that's why he is running for re- election. >> today's news certainly is not an excuse to try to talk down the economy to score a few...
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with just a month to go until election day, a new poll shows the presidential race is tied. >>> could ambassador chris stevens murder been prevented? his former security chief talks only to cbs news. >>> california gas prices continue to soar. plus a simple switch your phone company won't do to prevent theft. >>> we begin this morning with a look at today's eye opener. your world in 90 seconds. >> we're going to win florida. we're going to take back the white house. >> mitt romney rides new momentum into the swing states. >> romney delivers a major foreign policy speech in virginia today. >> the obama campaign feeling new pressure after the president's performance at his debate in denver. >> everybody here is incredible professionals. they just perform flawlessly night after night. i can't always say the same. >> this week it's the vice presidential candidates' turn to face off. >> is there anything more exciting than joe biden thinking it's up to him to get the lead back? >> relief may be just days away for california thrivers suffering through the highest gasoline prices in the nati
with just a month to go until election day, a new poll shows the presidential race is tied. >>> could ambassador chris stevens murder been prevented? his former security chief talks only to cbs news. >>> california gas prices continue to soar. plus a simple switch your phone company won't do to prevent theft. >>> we begin this morning with a look at today's eye opener. your world in 90 seconds. >> we're going to win florida. we're going to take back the white...
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we'll win this election against. >> last scheduled appearance before the first presidential debate on wednesday. >> governor romney he's a good debater. i'm just okay. >> romney fit in another rehearsal after church in boston on sunday. he's not practicing since june. his running mate paul ryan says this will not be a defining moment. >> i don't think one event is going to make or break this campaign. >> parentally not everyone got the memo to downplay expectations >> thursday morning you are going to be scratching your heads and say wow we have a barn burner for the next 33 days. >> wednesday's debate will focus on domestic issues including the economy. romney is talking more about foreign policy and slamming the president. >> in this morning's wall street journal, the president has shown weakness in the middle east. he says president obama has heightened the prospect of conflict. can provoke aggression and encourage disorder. white house aides say the president is looking forward to debating foreign policy with mitt romney. >> promised a few things. end the iraq war , he did. take t
we'll win this election against. >> last scheduled appearance before the first presidential debate on wednesday. >> governor romney he's a good debater. i'm just okay. >> romney fit in another rehearsal after church in boston on sunday. he's not practicing since june. his running mate paul ryan says this will not be a defining moment. >> i don't think one event is going to make or break this campaign. >> parentally not everyone got the memo to downplay expectations...
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." >> presidential candidates who blink less during a debate are more likely to win the election or as michele bachmann put it, any way i can get back in this thing? hey! thing? hey! there you go. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. it is wednesday, october 3rd. for the first time tonight, president obama and mitt romney will face each other on stage with millions of voters watching. >> as they got ready for their first debate, the president faced criticism for a five-year-old speech and his running mate misspoke again. jan crawford is live in colorado with a preview. good morning. >> good morning, norah. good morning, charlie. both candidates have been under enormous pressure, preparing for more than a month. we saw them take a break to get away from it all but then last night the video changed the conversation. romney went for mexican at chipotle along with ohio senator rob portman, playing the role of president obama in mock debates. in nevada, the president, who has been rehad hersing with massachusetts senator john kerry as romney, went to the hoover dam. >> it's spectacula
." >> presidential candidates who blink less during a debate are more likely to win the election or as michele bachmann put it, any way i can get back in this thing? hey! thing? hey! there you go. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. it is wednesday, october 3rd. for the first time tonight, president obama and mitt romney will face each other on stage with millions of voters watching. >> as they got ready for their first debate, the president faced criticism for...
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there will only be one more monthly jobs report released before the election. >> i'm sure it's welcome news for the president. >> reporter: i think so. >> thank you, ashley morrison, cbsmoneywatch.com. have a great weekend. thanks. >>> let's check on the weather. >> i'm looking at twitter. it's snowing in denver right now. >> amazing! looking at some of the coldest temperatures they have seen maybe a foot of snow in northern minnesota. it's amazing for this time of year. that's quite a cold outlook. not a cold outbreak but a cooler pattern here in the bay area. low clouds have surged onshore and it, look like they are going to stick around into the weekend. those low clouds are going to be slow to break up throughout the day today. so toward the afternoon it's going to be cool to mild outside. and then the weekend looks like it is going to stay well below the average as low pressure is going to start to swing over the bay area. it does not look like much but this is that low sitting off the coastline finally tracking in our direction and eventually moves in to spring a couple of shower
there will only be one more monthly jobs report released before the election. >> i'm sure it's welcome news for the president. >> reporter: i think so. >> thank you, ashley morrison, cbsmoneywatch.com. have a great weekend. thanks. >>> let's check on the weather. >> i'm looking at twitter. it's snowing in denver right now. >> amazing! looking at some of the coldest temperatures they have seen maybe a foot of snow in northern minnesota. it's amazing for...
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president obama and republican challenger, mitt romney, begin a final month long sprint to election day. romney is spending a second day in florida and fresh off the first debate and trying to keep the momentum going. mr. obama is coming to california for two days of fundraising. a boost from the jobs report puts the unemployment rate at the lowest rate of his presidency. he will stop in los angeles and san francisco and keen near bakers field where he will designate a national monument at the home of say sar chavez, he died in 93 and did much of his work for farm workers while living in east san jose. >>> coming up on face the nation, bob shaffers guests include axle rod, advisor to the obama campaign. >>> both sides of the bay, won divisional series. >> it's only day one and a look at how the giants did at home and how the a's performed on the road in detroit. >> is there any sign the worst is behind us with the sudden rise in gas prices? the latest number from here in the bay area. >>> we have changes in the weather department. we will start with a few low cloud and cover the highs f
president obama and republican challenger, mitt romney, begin a final month long sprint to election day. romney is spending a second day in florida and fresh off the first debate and trying to keep the momentum going. mr. obama is coming to california for two days of fundraising. a boost from the jobs report puts the unemployment rate at the lowest rate of his presidency. he will stop in los angeles and san francisco and keen near bakers field where he will designate a national monument at the...
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. >>> well, if you have a notice in the mail says you have no polling place for the upcoming election, don't worry. you're not a voter without a country. it's simply because the area where you live doesn't have enough people to get its own precinct. so why can't you just go to the closest one? well, it's because that particular polling place may not have the specific ballot that applies to you based on the boundary lines where you live. >> they may see a polling place just a few blocks from their house. and they want to know why can't they vote at that polling place? so you might be in oakland and you're in a certain city council district. and so you can vote for another city council district that has to be where you live. >> there are 151 different ballot variations in alameda county alone. voters who fall into the mandatory mail-in category do not need to apply for a ballot. it will be sent to you automatically. >>> health officials are warning hundreds if not thousands of patients could be at risk for a rare meningitis infection. a tainted steroid drug often used it alleviate lower
. >>> well, if you have a notice in the mail says you have no polling place for the upcoming election, don't worry. you're not a voter without a country. it's simply because the area where you live doesn't have enough people to get its own precinct. so why can't you just go to the closest one? well, it's because that particular polling place may not have the specific ballot that applies to you based on the boundary lines where you live. >> they may see a polling place just a few...
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a lot of work to do. 36 days before the big election. bigad shaban, live in denver, tough. >>> even people in heavily democratic california say romney won the debate. a cbs 5-surveyusa poll of adults in the golden state said 48% said romney won compared with 34% for president obama. 18% felt there was november clear winner. >>> starting today -- there was no clear winner. >>> starting today they weigh in on issues on an exclusive presidential forum on cbssf.com, today's issue, the economy. >>> i'm going to buy everyone parkas because the ac in the studio is flying. it's chilly. >> it's chilly inside. it should be a toss-up to see whether it's chillier inside or out the door now. bring a jacket as you head out the door or a sweater. temperatures are going to feel cooler. and if you notice that shot, got some low clouds and fog now moving over parts of the bay. temperatures mainly still in the 50s. still 60-degree reading in oakland but for the most part, 50s. 58 in san francisco. and 57 degrees in parts of san jose. so yeah, by this after
a lot of work to do. 36 days before the big election. bigad shaban, live in denver, tough. >>> even people in heavily democratic california say romney won the debate. a cbs 5-surveyusa poll of adults in the golden state said 48% said romney won compared with 34% for president obama. 18% felt there was november clear winner. >>> starting today -- there was no clear winner. >>> starting today they weigh in on issues on an exclusive presidential forum on cbssf.com,...
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may not go back to work before election. and some are wondering why so running again. >> jackson has been on medical leave for nearly four months. >> he could win re-election without campaigning and without being seen. congressman jesse jackson jr. who has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder hasn't been to his congressional office in washington since june and hasn't campaigned in his chicago district at all. according to jackson's wife sandy, the congressman wants to appear in public but is still recovering. >> i know that he is anxious to do so. but he is also under doctor's orders to stay very calm, very quiet and he's going to do that. >> jackson, an 18 year veteran of congress disappeared in june at first without explanation. he was being treated in arizona, then at the mayo clinic, but his office gave several different reasons for his absence before revealing the bipolar diagnosis. >> this has been a very mysterious episode from the word go. first it was fatigue, then it was depression, then it was bipolar disorder the
may not go back to work before election. and some are wondering why so running again. >> jackson has been on medical leave for nearly four months. >> he could win re-election without campaigning and without being seen. congressman jesse jackson jr. who has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder hasn't been to his congressional office in washington since june and hasn't campaigned in his chicago district at all. according to jackson's wife sandy, the congressman wants to appear in...
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>> the president's hope for re-election, he is preparing for the debate in henderson, nevada, outside las vegas. and he made a surprise visit monday to a local campaign office and also called several volunteers on the phone to say thank you for helping his re-election effort. >> everything you do ends up making a huge difference in us being able to win nevada and win the election. so, just keep it up. >> nancy cordes is in henderson, covering the obama campaign. good morning. >> reporter: norah, good morning. while the president does his homework, the obama campaign team is working hard itself to trying to lower expectations for the president's performance. white house press corps was chuckling yesterday when they tried to argue that the president's tendency toward answers may be a liability in a debate where candidates are expected to be succinct. they're also arguing that the president hasn't had as much time to prepare for this debate as governor romney. we don't know exactly how much less time he has had, because the campaign doesn't tell us how much time he spends practicing. the
>> the president's hope for re-election, he is preparing for the debate in henderson, nevada, outside las vegas. and he made a surprise visit monday to a local campaign office and also called several volunteers on the phone to say thank you for helping his re-election effort. >> everything you do ends up making a huge difference in us being able to win nevada and win the election. so, just keep it up. >> nancy cordes is in henderson, covering the obama campaign. good morning....
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stage with the president for the first time the two actually seen as equals in the campaign and in the election. both sides hope to avoid any gaffs which if history is any indication can often times be more memorable. >> it's like being a referee at a baseball game. if you are good nobody knows. if you are bad, everybody knows. >> thank you, bigad shaban. >> you can see the debate live right here on cbs 5. it all starts at 6:00 tonight. >>> a heat wave has been blamed for soar gas prices. the exxonmobil refinery in torrence lost power monday due to high temperatures that. combined with the chevron refinery fire in richmond in august is increasing prices at the pump. the wholesale cost shot up more than a dollar in one week and by friday, retail prices could spike about 30 cents more. check gas prices at our website, cbssf.com. >>> time now 6:10. did the u.s. ignore warnings about the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya? the new allegations. >> and another big night for baseball fans in the bay area. could the as tie texas for the divisional lead today? we'll talk about that coming up. >>> one
stage with the president for the first time the two actually seen as equals in the campaign and in the election. both sides hope to avoid any gaffs which if history is any indication can often times be more memorable. >> it's like being a referee at a baseball game. if you are good nobody knows. if you are bad, everybody knows. >> thank you, bigad shaban. >> you can see the debate live right here on cbs 5. it all starts at 6:00 tonight. >>> a heat wave has been blamed...
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historically, they say, though, that the first presidential debate of an election isn't very kind to the incumbent essentially arguing that the newcomer, in this case mitt romney, essentially is elevated by being on the same stage as the president. this is the first time they are seen as equals. historically that doesn't bode well for incumbents. >> okay. well, all eyes will be on denver tonight. it will be good theater if nothing else as the two go toe to toe. bigad shaban, thanks so much for your live report from denver. >> reporter: thank you. >>> you can see the debate live right here on cbs 5. that begins at 6:00 tonight. >>> 5:40. the blue angels are going to come soaring into town. the special guests taking to the skies today. coming up. >> so you know nothing about me but what you see on the outside. >> a tv anchor takes a stand. her powerful message to the bully who called her fat. hi, i'm amy for downy unstopables in-wash scent boosters, here with my favorite new intern, jimmy. mmm! fresh! and it's been in the closet for 12 weeks! unbelievable! unstopables! i'll show you ho
historically, they say, though, that the first presidential debate of an election isn't very kind to the incumbent essentially arguing that the newcomer, in this case mitt romney, essentially is elevated by being on the same stage as the president. this is the first time they are seen as equals. historically that doesn't bode well for incumbents. >> okay. well, all eyes will be on denver tonight. it will be good theater if nothing else as the two go toe to toe. bigad shaban, thanks so...